Jesse Duplantis Bio

The Charismatic Evangelical Christian minister, Jesse Duplantis has been in the news for his controversial Jet project. The famous American preacher is a prosperity evangelist and founder of JDM (Jesse Duplantis Ministries), and apparently a man of many talents, known for his comic, music, book authoring and preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ both at home and abroad. His wife, Cathy Duplantis, also a minister of God, shows that Jesse life revolves around God works, but he has been criticized in recent time as living too luxuriously in his quest for worldly things. Could this be true for a man who spends most of his life talking about God and His kingdom? In his response to criticism about his asking faithful members to support his new Jet project, Jesse says he is not asking for members to buy the airplane, but God wants them to believe in the possibility of the project. What is a man of God doing with aircraft; how rich is he and how much does he earn as salary? These points and much more information will be presented in this sizzling story about the preacher Jesse Duplantis – just keep reading for details.

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Who is Jesse Duplantis?

Jesse is a famous American prosperity televangelist, a father, husband, and founder of the church of God; the Jesse Duplantis Ministries based in New Orleans. His religious activities take him around the world, with international branches of his ministries in the UK and Australia. Jesse’s work is not all about preaching; he also finds time for compassion, and offers philanthropic gestures to the needy with a Covenant Compassion Center of his ministry opened in 2005 to cater to the need of victims of Hurricane Katarina. However, Jesse is regarded as controversial preacher for the focus of his preaching, but has been acknowledged for his exemplary services in the work of God and awarded an Oral Roberts University honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree. Duplantis is an accomplished author of many books, including ‘Wanting a God You Can Talk To,’ ‘The Battle of Life,’ ‘Living at the Top’ and many more.

Early life

Jesse Duplantis came to this world on 9 July 1949, in New Orleans, Louisiana to American parents; he is of white ethnic background. He spent his early years with eight siblings, growing-up in Houma, Louisiana. Jesse’s early life story doesn’t say much about his education, but touches more on his calling into his religious faith as a preacher, although his closeness to the house of God at an early age was due more to his love for guitars and music.

His music career as a guitarist was expressed playing for several bands including Spring Winecooler, where he was known by the name Jerry Jaxon. He later performed as a solo artist, and featured as an opening performer for various blues and jazz groups.

Jesse didn’t go to church to become a preacher, but the wonders of God caught up with him to develop a consuming passion for gospel entertainment, which brought him into contact with evangelist Billy Graham that changed his perception and increased his love for Christ, and he eventually became a preacher!

His Ministries Calling

During his first evangelical duty, Jesse got the title “The Apostle of Joy”, as he was presented by John Hagee on the Trinity Broadcast Network in Sermon in 1976. His religious activities grew to become a full-time minister of God, evangelizing the gospel of Jesus Christ within two years of his first ministration; he thus founded Jesse Duplantis Ministries (JDM) which has continued to grow with branches in the UK and Australia.

The year 1997 witnessed an addition to the evangelistic success of JDM with the founding of Covenant Church, headquartered in Destrehan, Louisiana, with his wife Cathy. Jesse’s entertainment life in comedy and music has continued to help the growth of his ministries up to the present.

In expansion of his evangelical activities, Jesse has leveraged television to build his effect as a preacher, and by the mid-1990s, his evangelist presentations were a favorite on many television networks. He regularly featured on several Trinity Broadcasting Networks (TBN); between 1992 and 2015, Jesse hosted a television program called “Praise the Lord”, and from 2004 to 2014, he also featured on “Believer’s Voice of Victory” over 20 times, and was a guest on “The Joni Show” in 2015, and in 2018 hosted the program “It’s Supernatural.” He also featured on secular television stations including ABC, CBS and NBC among others.

He is a Board member of Regent of Oral Robert University, where he was honored with a Doctorate Degree in Divinity in 1999. He is a member of several Christian bodies including Christian United for Israel (2006), of which he is the Director of its branch in Louisiana.

While using television entertainment to promote his evangelism, Jesse also ventured into writing in which he is an acclaimed world bestselling author, with his books translated into thirteen languages to effectively reach the world with his prosperity preaching to his followers.

Cathy was born on 30 August 1952, and is a dedicated, firebrand minister living by faith and imparting on others the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesse and Cathy Duplantis married on 6 June 1970, and blessed with a daughter named Jodi Duplantis Walker who still lives with her parents. Cathy is committed to evangelism like her husband, and in 1997 co-founded Covenant Church which nests in Destrehan, Louisiana with Jesse Duplantis. She is always with her husband in his evangelising career using revival meetings, television messages, audio messages publications to support her husband’s work in evangelizing to the world.

Jesse Duplantis Controversies

Because of his version of evangelism, Jesse has continually been mixed up in controversies. His unrelenting preaching of a prosperity gospel has gained him lots of public criticism, top among them is his alleged tax fraud and $54 million Jet issues.

Alleged Tax Fraud

Jesse Duplantis was criticized for using members’ donations to buy his private house valued at $3 million, but registered it as church rectory to evade paying tax on the property; this action is estimated to involve $33,000 in tax value every year.

Proposed New Falcon 7X Jet

Jesse Duplantis announced in May 2018 that he needs a new Jet, costing $54 million, and was quoted asking members to donate. People criticized the prosperity preacher because he already has three jets, and people question why he needs a fourth – Jesse has denied asking members to donate, saying he only asked them to believe that God would give him the Jet. He also explained that he didn’t keep three airplanes because he has given two of them out already, and the current jet being in use would find a new home as soon as his Falcon 7X arrives. In response to criticism that Jesus used a donkey for his work, Jesse responded that if Jesus were alive today, he would use the best available Jet.

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Jesse Duplantis Career and Salary

Jesse Duplantis has had three jets; he owns a luxurious home, many luxury cars and generally lives a luxurious lifestyle. If you are wondering how much he earns as salary, available information shows he has committed himself to his evangelical ministries since he stepped on the pulpit in 1976 to date. Therefore, he doesn’t say how much he earns for salary for his work as a preacher.

What’s Jesse Duplantis Net Worth?

Jesse lives in a 35,000sq ft home situated in St. Charles Herald. If you are wondering how much Jesse Duplantis is worth, reliable sources put his net worth at over $40 million which is a direct result of his evangelical activities and proceed from his books, although (so-called) charities aren’t required to submit tax returns in the US, so the figure is likely an underestimate.